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Worktop Repair for Canongate homes
Damaged worktop in Canongate? We repair it in place, match it on site and back it with a one-year guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- Chips in quartz or granite
- A damaged sink edge
Worktop repair at your home in Canongate
We repair worktops in place. Most repairs take a few hours, and the worktop can be used again soon after. If you’re dealing with dents and gouges and scratches and knife marks, we can generally put it right.
A one-year guarantee comes with the work, just as it does everywhere we cover.
- Location
- Canongate (EH1, EH8, EH7)
- County
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A year, on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Free, fixed quote from pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Our work in Canongate
Canongate is about 1 mile north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Whether you are in the middle of Canongate or on the outskirts, the service is the same: fixed prices, tidy work and a one-year guarantee. Canongate is one of 175 places in Edinburgh where we work.
We work across EH1, EH8 and EH7 and the streets around it. Whether you live on High Street, Calton Road and Hutton Road or a nearby road, we can come to you. If you’re just outside Canongate, we cover Holyrood (1 mile south-west), Dumbiedykes (1 mile south), Greenside (1 mile north-west), Buccleuch (1 mile south) and Abbeyhill (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Queensferry (9 miles west), Southhouse (4 miles south), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Muirhouse (3 miles north-west), Slateford (3 miles south-west) and Gracemount (3 miles south).
What’s near Canongate
Our customers here include homes close to St Cuthbert's Church, Scottish Poetry Library and Free Church College and the streets around them. You’ll also find London Street Primary School (0.6 miles north-west), Old Royal High School (within half a mile north), The World's End pub (under half a mile west) and Kirk of the Canongate (under half a mile west). Canongate has its own railway station: Edinburgh Waverley station. Well-known places in the area include Edinburgh Castle (0.9 miles west) and St. James Centre (within half a mile north-west). The countryside around Canongate includes Salisbury Crags and The New Leaf Co-op.
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Holyrood Park (under half a mile east)
Also in Canongate
How it works
From the moment we arrive, we keep the work contained to the one room. We mask off everything nearby, the work takes a morning or an afternoon, depending on what we find, and we finish with a tidy-up and a look at the finished work together.
- We look at the damage and the worktop’s finish.
- Burnt or loose material is cut back.
- We fill and shape the damaged area.
- We recreate the pattern, flecks or grain.
- We finish it to match the sheen and leave it to cure.
How to prepare
- Mention if the room is upstairs or in a flat
- Let us know about parking or access
- Point us to the nearest place to park
Ask for a price
Send us pictures of the damage and one of the whole item, with your EH1 postcode, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the surface is easy, and it makes a real difference:
- Oil wooden tops regularly
- Avoid harsh chemicals on stone and quartz
- Wipe up spills quickly
- Take care with heavy pans near edges
Always use a trivet and chopping board, wipe spills right away, and keep wooden tops oiled.
A chip on an edge can grow, and on laminate, water can get into the core. Repairing it early stops that.
Should you replace it?
Even a single new length of worktop means templating, cutting and refitting the sink and hob. A repair is a few hours with everything left in place. Our worktop repair starts from £95. We charge the same wherever you are, with no extra for Canongate. The job itself decides the price: how much damage, what it’s made of and how many items.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Canongate
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
- We leave the room as we found it
- No need to remove anything
- Honest advice, even when it means no job
Read our full price list.
When we’d advise against a repair
A few problems are outside what a surface repair can do:
- Laminate that has blown or swollen
- Deep heat discolouration in quartz, which may not fully disappear
- A cracked stone top that’s unsupported
If in doubt, send photos and we’ll say what we think.
Surfaces we repair
- Quartz
- Solid wood
- Granite & marble
- Laminate
- Solid surface (such as Corian)
Landlord and trade work in Canongate
We’re used to working with agents and managing companies. Send the address, pictures and access details and we’ll arrange it.
We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams in Edinburgh and across the UK. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which matters when someone is living in the home.
FAQs for Canongate
Do I need to empty the worktop?
Just clear the area around the damage. The rest is covered and protected.
It’s been repaired before. Can you still fix it?
Generally, yes. Tell us what was done before.
What happens next?
We review the pictures and send a fixed quote.
Do you come to Canongate?
We do. Repair technicians travel to Canongate from across the region, with no extra charge for travel.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Of course, and it normally saves money. Send pictures of everything together and you’ll get one combined price.
Is it worth repairing rather than replacing?
In most cases, yes. A repair skips the removal, fitting and redecorating. If it isn’t worth repairing, we will tell you.
Do you charge for travel?
Travel is included in the price, and we charge the same wherever you are.
Will you leave a mess?
Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and we clean up when we have finished.
DIY kit or professional repair?
Kits are cheap and easy to find, but the repairs we redo most often are DIY ones that have discoloured or lifted. Doing it properly first is typically the cheaper route.
If you’ve already tried a DIY fix, that is fine. We remove the old filler and start again, so it does not stop a professional repair. It does add a little time, so tell us about it when you send photos.
What worktop repair costs
Repairs from £95. We charge the same across the UK, including Canongate. The price reflects:
- How many areas need work
- The colour and finish to match
- How many items we do on one visit
- The material and finish
There are no surprise extras on the day. What we quote from your pictures is what you pay, unless the damage turns out to be different, in which case we talk to you first.
Quotes from your pictures
Photographing the damage takes a minute, and it saves a visit. Try to send:
- Where you are, by postcode
- A close-up of the damage, in focus
- Details of any past repairs
- A picture taken from further back
Getting a quote takes a couple of minutes: take one close-up and one wider shot of the worktop, include your postcode and send them over. What comes back is a fixed quote, not a guess.
Repairs by material
Wood
Timber tops can be sanded and refinished, and burns and dents repaired.
Quartz
Quartz worktops are mostly stone set in resin. We fill and polish chipped edges to match the sheen.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
